Empowerment

Young people in Sligo have created an award-winning project last year to raise awareness of the support services in their locality that LGBT+ teens can turn to.

90% of employers are willing to hire former prisoners, but they say more guidance is needed

Ann is a former prisoner who has been working at The Mug Shot café, a social enterprise run by PACE, since May 2021. She spoke to Changing Ireland about life after prison.

“For some people, they had no idea that they had these skills until they got this opportunity." - The Dublin café providing jobs and barista training for people who have been released from prison

Physio and social entrepreneur Johnny Loughrey explains how the private sector fails us, how their gym is unique, and why it should be replicated across Europe.

The Donegal Food Equality Forum believes there should be a national fund to help groups with food poverty. In collaboration with the 21 members of the Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN), they are preparing to send a delegation to Dáil Éireann to highlight the issue.

The ever-increasing cost of living saw calls for support from Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN) jump by 17% between 2022 and 2023. The network is currently supporting over 650 families across the county.

Angela Shafer, community education coordinator from Northside Partnership in Dublin, wants to alert community workers to work being done in their area through SICAP that may be of help to people in other counties. Specifically, an initiative promoting financial inclusion among people with intellectual disabilities.